"puppet show" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: puppet shows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} puppet show (plural puppet shows)
  1. A show, theatrical performance, in which the parts are played by puppets impersonating human or other characters Categories (topical): Puppets Synonyms: puppet-show Related terms: puppeteer, puppetry Translations (theatrical performance with puppets): 木偶戲 (Chinese Mandarin), 木偶戏 (mù'ǒuxì) (Chinese Mandarin), 傀儡戲 (Chinese Mandarin), 傀儡戏 (kuǐlěixì) (Chinese Mandarin), poppenspel [neuter] (Dutch), poppenkast (Dutch), nukketeatteri (Finnish), théâtre de marionnettes [masculine] (French), spectacle de marionnettes [masculine] (French), თოჯინების თეატრი (toǯinebis teaṭri) (Georgian), Puppenspiel [neuter] (German), bábjáték (Hungarian), 人形劇 (ningyōgeki) (alt: にんぎょうげき) (Japanese), 인형극 (inhyeonggeuk) (Korean), teatrzyk [masculine] (Polish), fantochada [feminine] (Portuguese), show de fantoches [masculine] (Portuguese), teatru de păpuși [neuter] (Romanian), ку́кольный теа́тр (kúkolʹnyj teátr) [masculine] (Russian), espectáculo de títeres [masculine] (Spanish)

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